GRAFTON VICTORIOUS.
RECOVERY AGAINST S. TARANAKI. (0.C.) HAWERA, this day. The cricket match between Grafton and South Taranaki resulted yesterday in victory for the visitors by 55 runs. This was a fine effort., as the Aucklanders were behind on the first innings. After declaring with seven wickets down in the second innings and leaving Taranaki to make 150 against the clock, three men were dismissed for six runs before tea. The home side never really recovered from this setback. The scores were: — Grafton.—lo9 and 167 for seven wickets declared (N. A. McMahon 93). South Taranaki. —123 and 88 (Betts 50; .T. Brown four for 34, N. Martin four for 32 S. R. Harrison two for 2).
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 309, 30 December 1940, Page 3
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